Partnership Forums coming to a venue near you

The 2010 Schools First Partnership Forums are continuing to make their way around Australia after successful events in Melbourne, Tasmania, South Australia and regional New South Wales. Until early June, the Partnership Forums will visit metropolitan and regional centres in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, regional Victoria, Sydney and Canberra. Don't miss the opportunity to learn more about Schools First and the application and judging process in 2010. Visit the website for further details and to Register for a Partnership Forum.

View our Online Partnership Forums now!

If you can't make it to one of the 33 Partnership Forums being held across Australia, then watch it online. A condensed version of the 'live' forum, it is broken into five chapters and runs for approximately 10 minutes. It includes information about the research supporting Schools First, the award categories and how to apply for an award. View the Online Partnership Forum.

Read the Schools First Diary entries

Ever wanted to know what it is like to be part of the Schools First team? Take a journey with those of us who work on Schools First and read our news and views around some of the activities and events taking place in the Schools First program. The Schools First Diary will provide you with an overview of what happens when we hit the road on our school visits and Partnership Forums as well as a peek into what takes place behind the scenes. Read our diary entries .

Toolkit of information about Schools First

The Schools First Toolkit is a practical ‘one-stop-shop’ that can help you with everything you need to learn about the Schools First program, your partnership, the application process in 2010, including the application guidelines, and support templates to help you project manage, plan and track your school-community partnership. Take a look inside the Toolkit.

Online support during application period

The Schools First team will be holding daily online Discussion Forums throughout the awards application period to answer any questions you may have around your Schools First application or submission. The Discussion Forums will be held from 12.00pm to 2.00pm (AEST) every Monday to Friday between Monday, 28 June and Friday, 30 July. Click on the following link to get involved in the online Discussion Forums during the awards application period.
 

Key dates for June & July

With the awards application period for 2010 fast approaching, we thought we would remind you of some of the key dates for June and July:

• Tuesday, 1 June - Application form available to view online
• Monday, 28 June - Applications and Early Bird Competion open
• Friday, 9 July - Early Bird Competition closes
• Friday, 30 July - Applications close

Other key dates for 2010, including the announcement of Award Winners, can be viewed on the Schools First website.